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Persicaria amplexicaulis

 
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Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria (per-sih-KAR-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: amplexicaulis (am-pleks-ih-KAW-liss) (Info)

Synonym:Polygonum amplexicaule
Synonym:Bistorta amplexicaulis

4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Scarlet (Dark Red)

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive kentmodglin On Jun 6, 2002, kentmodglin wrote:

This plant has performed really well for me. It's bright green leaves contrast beautifully with its red spiky flowers, and it blooms nonstop from early summer until a killing frost. It re-seeds, but not enough to become a pest. The volunteer seedlings can be put in (large) terra cotta pots on the deck for a gorgeous display. I've had lots of comments from passers-by, because it's a very unusual and striking looking plant and most people seem never to have seen one before.

Neutral eyesoftexas On Aug 9, 2001, eyesoftexas from Toadsuck, TX (Zone 7a) wrote:

A beautiful Himalayan herbaceous plant with deep gren, heart shaped, long and tapering, pointed leaves. This variety displays 6 inch long spikes of red flowers during midsummer and early autumn.

Cultivation: Fertile, moist soil in full sun or partial shade is needed. After flowering cut down stems to soil level.

Propagation: Increase by liting and dividing in autumn or early spring.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Chicago, Illinois



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